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GA SB75

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Max Burns

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redefines "school zone" based on Department of Transportation/Public Safety master state orders or local ordinances rather than the previous 1,000-foot boundary standard, and limits school zone speed limit periods to no more than one hour, twice daily

  • Requires warning signs (minimum 24x30 inches) displaying school zone speed limits and automated enforcement device notices to be placed one-half mile before school zones, plus a speed display device showing approaching vehicles their actual speed

  • Restricts automated traffic enforcement (speed camera) citations to violations exceeding 10 mph over the posted school zone speed limit, only when the school zone speed limit is actively in effect

  • Exempts school zones from the standard 10 mph-over speed detection threshold only when using non-automated devices operated by on-site law enforcement officers, not automated cameras

  • Authorizes district attorneys, solicitors-general, and prosecuting attorneys to enforce civil monetary penalties for school zone speeding violations captured by recorded images; effective July 1, 2025, with existing permits given until January 1, 2026 to comply

Legislative Description

Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras; standards for signs warning of a reduced speed limit in a school zone and signs warning of the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; provide

Last Action

Senate Recommitted

1/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Public Safety2/4/2025

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